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		<title>ICE WIRELESS ANNOUNCES NEW PRESIDENT</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 14:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ICE WIRELESS ANNOUNCES NEW PRESIDENT Veteran Network Builder Samer Bishay is appointed President &#38; CEO of Ice Wireless YELLOWKNIFE, NT, May 14, 2012 – Ice Wireless Inc. announced today the appointment of Samer Bishay as its President and CEO. Mr. Bishay replaces Tom Zubko, who founded and led the company since its beginnings in 1999. [...]]]></description>
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<p align="center"><strong>ICE WIRELESS ANNOUNCES NEW PRESIDENT</strong></p>
<p align="center"><strong><em>Veteran Network Builder  Samer Bishay is appointed President &amp; CEO of Ice Wireless</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>YELLOWKNIFE, NT, May 14, 2012 –</strong> Ice Wireless Inc.  announced today the appointment of Samer Bishay as its President and CEO. Mr.  Bishay replaces Tom Zubko, who founded and led the company since its beginnings  in 1999.</p>
<p>Mr.  Bishay is best known for his tenure as President and CEO of Iristel Inc. As  Iristel&rsquo;s founder, Mr. Bishay led Iristel from a small start-up to an  international telecommunications service provider with domestic infrastructure  licenses on three continents. Iristel is a major shareholder of Ice Wireless  and Mr. Bishay will continue in his current role with Iristel.</p>
<p>Established  in 1999, Iristel Inc. was granted a carrier license by the Canadian  Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in 2000 and is today  one of Canada&rsquo;s largest VoIP service providers with a coast-to-coast network.  Iristel offers a complete portfolio of IP services in Canada, including hosted  IP PBX, virtual faxing, virtual roaming, and global IP trunking products and  services. Iristel clients include large ILECs and Wireless Service Providers  across Canada.</p>
<p>Mr.  Bishay has won numerous awards and accolades. Most notably, he was the  recipient of Profit Magazine&rsquo;s Young Entrepreneur Award as the youngest CEO  among the Top 50 Profit companies in Canada in 2004.</p>
<p>Prior  to founding Iristel, Mr. Bishay was a lead Systems Engineer in the Radarsat  program at the Canadian Space Agency. He brought about optimization techniques  which further improved performance and significantly increased revenues for the  Space Agency&rsquo;s satellite mapping initiative.</p>
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<p>ABOUT  ICE WIRELESS</p>
<p>Established  in 1999, Ice Wireless (&ldquo;ICE&rdquo;) is a GSM cellular phone network that was founded to  service rural and remote communities in northern Canada. ICE provides a full  range of affordable and leading edge cellular services to Yellowknife, Inuvik,  Hay River, Aklavik, Behchoko and Whitehorse. In terms of population, the Ice  Wireless network covers 70% of the Northwest Territories and 78% of the Yukon.  ICE customers can use their phones across Canada through a roaming agreement  with Rogers Wireless and Fido. For more information please visit <a href="http://www.icewireless.ca">www.icewireless.ca</a>.</p>
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		<title>Iristel sponsors new DID Channel on TMCnet</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 14:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Norwalk, CT – April XX, 2012 – TMC, a global, integrated media company, announced today that the DID Channel, sponsored by Iristel, has been launched as the newest addition to the TMCnet Online Community program. The DID (Direct Inward Dialing) Channel is designed for decision-makers from service providers and enterprises seeking information regarding choosing the best methods of Inbound [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Norwalk, CT – April XX, 2012</strong> –  TMC, a global, integrated media company, announced today that the <strong>DID </strong>Channel, sponsored by <strong>Iristel, </strong>has been launched as the newest addition  to the TMCnet Online Community program.</p>
<p>The  DID (Direct Inward Dialing) Channel is designed for decision-makers from  service providers and enterprises seeking information regarding choosing the  best methods of Inbound DID services for carriers, call centers and reseller  service providers.  Information on the DID  Channel addresses issues important to decision-makers in the telecommunication  markets. Visitors to the DID Channel can find valuable resources such as  feature articles, industry news, white papers, free product trials and e-demos.</p>
<p>The <strong>DID Channel</strong> can be found at:</p>
<p>“Iristel  is pleased to join forces with TMC, the leader of communications and technology  media,” said Samer Bishray, President and CEO of Iristel, a  leading global provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services with headquarters  in Toronto.  “Taking advantage of TMCnet’s credibility and expertise in driving traffic will  reinforce our branding and distinguish Iristel as a market leader in Inbound  DID services and the telecommunications industry in general.“</p>
<p>The  DID Channel provides service providers and businesses with information  regarding the best approaches and equipment for Inbound DID. Iristel’s Inbound  DID service is ideal for calling card companies, VoIP carriers, inbound call  centers, CLEC’s and virtual carriers requiring local presence within several  different locations in Canada or around the globe. This service is designed for  carriers or enterprise customers that need to receive local calls within  Canada.</p>
<p>“TMCnet welcomes Iristel’s DID Channel into our Online Channel  program,” stated TMC President Dave Rodriguez. “Iristel is a well-respected DID  provider that shares our vision of advancing new technologies. Our Online Channel  program is a powerful channel-building vehicle assisting our partners in  building their brands, while contributing to the vast array  of valuable content which drives traffic to  TMCnet, the most-visited communications and technology web site in  the world.”</p>
<p>TMCnet is  visited by nearly two million unique monthly visitors and generates more than  40 million page views every month, according to Webtrends.</p>
<p><strong>About TMCnet Online  Communities</strong></p>
<p>TMCnet Online Communities are news-generated, content-rich  sites that positions companies as the leading “go-to resource” for areas of  interest in the communications and technology industry. To learn more about the  Online Community program, please contact <a href="mailto:inquiry@tmcnet.com">inquiry@tmcnet.com</a>.  You can also visit us online at <a href="http://www.tmcnet.com/Community/Default.aspx">http://www.tmcnet.com/Community/Default.aspx</a></p>
<p><strong>About TMCnet</strong></p>
<p>TMCnet is the  world’s leading communications and technology website. As one of the most  flexible, useful and fastest growing b-to-b technology sites on the Internet,  its ability to provide RSS feeds and e-mail alerts by keyword and its automated  press release posting application makes TMCnet an online innovator.</p>
<p><a title="http://www.tmcnet.com/" href="http://www.tmcnet.com/">TMCnet</a> is a full-service news portal providing a  multitude of educational platforms including <a href="http://www.tmcnet.com/community/">Global  Online Communities</a>, <a href="http://www.tmcnet.com/channels/">Channels</a>, <a title="http://www.tmcnet.com/tmc/library/Default.aspx?type=podcasts" href="http://www.tmcnet.com/tmc/library/Default.aspx?type=podcasts">podcasts</a>, <a title="http://www.tmcnet.com/webinar/" href="http://www.tmcnet.com/webinar/">webinars</a>, <a title="http://www.tmcnet.com/tmc/whitepapers/" href="http://www.tmcnet.com/tmc/whitepapers/">white papers</a>, <a title="http://mobile.tmcnet.com/" href="http://mobile.tmcnet.com/">TMCnet Mobile</a>, industry communities and more.  A first-rate team of <a title="http://www.tmcnet.com/tmcnet/blogs.htm" href="http://www.tmcnet.com/tmcnet/blogs.htm">bloggers</a> including  Rich Tehrani and Tom Keating plus 100 contributing editors including Jon  Arnold, Carl Ford and Gary Kim contribute to the quality and quantity of news,  features and commentary covering VoIP, IP communications, CRM, contact center  and information technology topics. TMCnet Videos includes daily video news  coverage of the IP Communications space plus interviews with industry leaders  and show coverage. For more information about TMC, visit <a href="http://www.tmcnet.com">www.tmcnet.com</a>.</p>
<p><strong>About Iristel</strong></p>
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<p>Established in 1999, Iristel is a leading global provider of Voice over  Internet Protocol (VoIP) services with its headquarters in Toronto, Canada. The  company was granted a carrier license by the Canadian Radio-Television  Commission (CRTC) in 2000 and today it is a national VoIP service provider with  the CRTC’s Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) designation in Canada. In  addition, Iristel offers the broadest portfolio of IP services in Canada,  including hosted IP PBX (private branch exchange), virtual faxing, virtual  roaming, and global IP trunking products and services. Its expertise includes  PBX and VPN (virtual private network) installations for enterprises with  multiple locations. Iristel has also deployed multiple, redundant switching  facilities and Points of Presence (PoPs) nationally resulting in the delivery  of stable telecom business solutions to its customers. Currently Iristel owns  the largest VoIP network in Canada, its coverage areas including cities in  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario,  Quebec, Saskatchewan, Prince Edward Island, and soon Yukon and the Northwest  Territories. More information about Iristel can be found at: <a href="http://www.iristel.ca/../">http://www.iristel.ca</a>.<strong> </strong></p>
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		<title>Virtual Machine</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is a Virtual Machine? A Virtual Machine is an isolated software which behaves exactly like a physical computer.  It can run its own operating system and applications, and includes the same computer components such as motherboard, VGA card, network card controller, etc. As a result, Virtual Machines are completely compatible with all standard x86 [...]]]></description>
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<h2>What is a Virtual  Machine?</h2>
<p>A Virtual Machine is an isolated software which behaves  exactly like a physical computer.  It can  run its own operating system and applications, and includes the same computer components  such as motherboard, VGA card, network card controller, etc. As a result, Virtual  Machines are completely compatible with all standard x86 operating systems,  applications and device drivers, and as such, they can be used to run all the  same software that you would run on a physical x86 computer.</p>
<p>There is in fact no difference between a Virtual Machine and  a physical one, as far as the operating systems, applications or other  computers on the network are concerned. The Virtual Machine is perceived the  same way as the physical machine even though it is composed entirely of  software, contains no hardware in any way and has its own virtual  (software-based) CPU, RAM hard disk and Network Interface Card (NIC).</p>
<h2>Why switch?</h2>
<p>Maintaining a server at a datacenter is most of the times a  good investment to ensure your servers are functioning at their best. However, maintaining  a server also requires a lot of time and resources, and operations are usually  very costly. Here are some examples of things you will need to consider when  purchasing a physical machine:</p>
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<li>Renting space</li>
<li>The hardware</li>
<li>The rack space</li>
<li>The amount of time spent to configure all the  equipments</li>
<li>Ensuring enough Internet bandwidth and  redundancy</li>
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<p>A Virtual Machine can do all that for you and much more, at  only a small part of the resources and costs involved.  Let Iristel deal with the hassle; all you have  to do is decide what to host on the servers. You can run almost any type of  software, like PBXs, databases, IVRs, conference bridges, etc.</p>
<p>Today’s x86 computer hardware was designed to run a single  operating system and a single application, leaving most machines underutilized.  Virtualization enables running several Virtual Machines on a single hardware, with  each Virtual Machine sharing the same resources across multiple environments. Each  Virtual Machine can run a different operating system and multiple applications  on the same physical computer.</p>
<p>Iristel creates fully functional Virtual Machines running  their own operating system and applications by using specialized software.  Virtualization is done by inserting a thin layer of software directly on the  computer hardware or on a host operating system. This contains a Virtual Machine  monitor or “hypervisor” that allocates hardware resources dynamically and  transparently, allowing the multiple operating systems to run concurrently on a  single physical computer and share hardware resources with each other.</p>
<p>Here are some more advantages of a Virtual Machine over a  physical machine:</p>
<h2>Isolation</h2>
<p>Each Virtual Machine on a server is isolated, thus if you  run several Virtual Machines and one of them needs rebooting or crashes, the  others will continue to function normally, unlike non-virtualized environments  where all applications on the server will be affected. Having a Virtual Machine  means creating backups and performing virtual environment migrations with no  downtime, and a faster recovery in case of unplanned issues. With an isolated  environment, a Virtual Machine ensures a higher degree of availability and  security of applications.</p>
<h2>No collocation  facility needed</h2>
<p>Increase your IT administrators’ efficiency and availability  by eliminating the old “one server, one application”. Iristel will spend the  time managing the servers, giving your staff centralized control, while users  are allowed an easy access to the services they need. Deploy, manage and  monitor secure desktop environments that users can access locally or remotely,  on almost any standard desktop, laptop or tablet PC.</p>
<h2>Encapsulation</h2>
<p>Avoid application conflicts by running each application on a  Virtual Machine, instead of all on one server.</p>
<p>Encapsulating an entire machine allows you to safely run  several operating systems and applications at the same time on a single server,  with each having access to the needed resources at any time.  The hardware resources can be used whenever  and wherever needed, thanks to their dynamic allocation. Peak times require  excess hardware and useless expenses; you can now eliminate them as you rest  assured that the necessary resources are permanently available to your highest  priority applications.</p>
<h2>Flexibility</h2>
<p>The configuration of a Virtual Machine is very versatile.  Each Virtual Machine can have its own separate configuration, with different IP  allocation, with the operating system of your choice, with the chosen number of  IP addresses, and different amount of resources &#8211; processing power, disk space,  and virtual memory.</p>
<h2>Efficiency</h2>
<p>Iristel will configure and have your Virtual Machine ready  to use in just a couple of minutes. Any type of change can be done instantly,  as hardware independence gives the freedom to move a Virtual Machine from one  type of x86 computer to another without making any changes to the device  drivers, operating system, or applications.</p>
<p></a><a class="lightbox" rel="lightbox" href="http://www.iristel.ca/images/vlan_iristel_graf.png" target="_blank">For further details regarding configuration options and  personalized quotes, please contact our </a><a href="mailto:sales@iristel.ca">Sales</a> team.</p>
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		<title>Compare Products</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>SMS</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iristel&#8217;s SMS Solution SMS Functionality Iristel’s SMS messaging platform provides routing, interoperability, translations, and management across technologies for seamless messaging between wireless operators and IP-based service providers. The most critical factor in the success of SMS services is immediate delivery of a message, which leads to revenue guarantee. IP-based service providers must be confident that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Iristel&#8217;s SMS Solution</h2>
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<p>Iristel’s SMS messaging platform provides routing,  interoperability, translations, and management across technologies for seamless  messaging between wireless operators and IP-based service providers.</p>
<p>The most critical factor in the success of SMS services is  immediate delivery of a message, which leads to revenue guarantee. IP-based  service providers must be confident that messages are delivered to end-users.  In fact, a service provider’s success – and the success of the customers they  serve – depends on the ability to manage a range of issues such as  interoperability, network and routing, and complex business relationships that  exist in the messaging industry.</p>
<p>Our SMS solution is intended to be used for peer-to-peer  messaging (that is, between two subscribers, each having their own permanently  assigned phone number), and is not a replacement for short-code aggregation  type services.</p>
<p>Iristel is the first VOIP operator with coast to coast  coverage offering SMS enabled Canadian DIDs, offering the most complete  approach to meeting the technological challenges associated with this service.  The SMS interconnections are done using SMPP protocol and all SMPP connections  are done through VPNs. The SMS interconnection includes unlimited inbound  SMS-es (from mobile networks to customer) and Outbound SMS-es are offered at  wholesale pricing plans, based on monthly volumes. Direct connection to Iristel  includes redundant SMPP binds.</p>
<h2>The advantages of using Iristel’s SMS solution include:</h2>
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<li>Real Time  Message Delivery, which provides real-time processing of messages versus batch  message delivery</li>
<li>Delivery  Confirmation</li>
<li>Fast  configuration process and updates</li>
<li>Redundancy  through 2 dedicated servers</li>
<li>Secured  transmission through VPN</li>
<li>Highly  competitive interconnection costs</li>
<li>The possibility  to select Inbound Only SMS, Outbound Only SMS, or both</li>
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		<title>Directory Assistance Call Completion</title>
		<link>http://www.iristel.ca/411-callcompletion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iristel&#8217;s mission has always been to provide international access to native turnkey Canadian CLEC services, enabling clients, ranging from simple PBX operators to carriers, with local presence without the regulatory hassle. Being a fully fledged coast to coast Canadian CLEC, Iristel&#8217;s network interconnects with the ILEC infrastructure directly, bridging the gap between TDM and VoIP. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.iristel.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/directory2.png" style="float:left; margin-right:20px;" />Iristel&#8217;s mission has always been to provide international access to native turnkey Canadian CLEC services, enabling clients, ranging from simple PBX operators to carriers, with local presence without the regulatory hassle.</p>
<p>Being a fully fledged coast to coast Canadian CLEC, Iristel&#8217;s network interconnects with the ILEC infrastructure directly, bridging the gap between TDM and VoIP.</p>
<p>Traditionally, 411 services with a Canadian flavour required a TDM interconnection, which demanded high fixed costs and had a lack of flexibility due to the nature of TDM links. Thus, many VoIP service providers utilize the services of US based 411 providers, which fit a rough need but do not provide the same user experience or coverage as a native Canadian 411 service will feel to a Canadian end user.</p>
<p>Through this step, Iristel provides a cost effective and technically viable option for VoIP service operators to provide Canadian flavoured 411 services.</p>
<p>Iristel&#8217;s 411 service provides operator assistance, with initial automated speech recognition in both the English and French languages and with the local Canadian content (e.g. asking for a province and not a state by default)</p>
<p>The phone number coverage is based on the centralized 411 database system that Canadian ILECs and CLECs maintain under the existing Canadian regulations. In this sense the queries are being made with greater and more up to date coverage than what US based 411 services are providing for Canadian numbers. Iristel’s 411 directory assistance service will also be able to cover U.S. listings.</p>
<p>The pricing model is imputed in Iristel’s wholesale program, being a fixed rate per call.<br />
Call routing is transparent, behaving at SIP level like the regular call termination services provided by Iristel.</p>
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		<title>International Numbers: New countries: Vietnam, Malta, Bahrain, and new cities from Germany available now.</title>
		<link>http://www.iristel.ca/international-numbers-new-countries-vietnam-malta-bahrain-and-new-cities-from-germany-available-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Numbers are now available for Vietnam, from the following areas: DONG NAI, HA NOI, HO CHI MINH. The numbers available from Malta and Bahrain have National coverage. 85 new geographic area codes have been added to our coverage in Germany: AACHEN, AUGSBURG, BERGISCH GLADBACH, BIELEFELD, BOBLINGEN, BOCHUM, BOTTROP, BRAUNSCHWEIG, BREMEN, BREMERHAVEN, CHEMNITZ, COTTBUS, DARMSTADT, DESSAU [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Numbers are now available for Vietnam, from the following areas: DONG NAI, HA NOI, HO CHI MINH. The numbers available from Malta and Bahrain have National coverage.</p>
<p>85 new geographic area codes have been added to our coverage in Germany: AACHEN, AUGSBURG, BERGISCH GLADBACH, BIELEFELD, BOBLINGEN, BOCHUM, BOTTROP, BRAUNSCHWEIG, BREMEN, BREMERHAVEN, CHEMNITZ, COTTBUS, DARMSTADT, DESSAU ANH, DORTMUND, DRESDEN, DUISBURG, DUREN, ERFURT, ERLAGEN, ESSEN, FANKFURT AM MAIN, FLENSBURG, FREIBURG, FURTH ODENW, GELSENKIRCHEN, GOTTINGEN, GUTERSLOH, HAGEN WESTF, HALLE SAALE, HAMM WESTF, HANAU, HEIDELBERG, HEILBRONN, HERNE, HILDESHEIM, INGOLSTADT, JENA, KAISERSLAUTER, KARLSRUHE, KASSEL, KIEL, KOBLENZ A RHEIN, KREFELD, LEIPZIG, LEVERKUSEN, LUBECK, LUDWIGSBURG WURTT, LUNEN, MAGDEBURG, MAINZ, MANNHEIM, MARL, MINDEN WESTF, MOERS, MONCHENGLADBACH, MUNSTER, NEUSS, OLDENBURG IN HOLSTEIN, OSNABRUCK, PADERBORN, PFORZHEIM, POTSDAM, POTSDAM, RATINGEN, RECKLINGHAUSEN, REGENSBURG, REMSCHEID, REUTLINGEN, ROSTOCK, SAARBRUCKEN, SALZGITTER, SCHWERIN MECKL, SIEGEN, SOLINGEN, TRIER, ULM, VELBERT, WIESBADEN, WILHELMSHAVEN, WITTEN, WOLFSBURG, WUPPERTAL, ZWICKAU</p>
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		<title>textPlus Brings Free Phone Numbers to Canada</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Users Get a Dedicated Phone Number for Free, Unlimited Texting Within Canada and the US Los Angeles, Calif. (August 9, 2011) – GOGII, makers of textPlus, today announced users in Canada can have their very own free phone number to support fast, free and unlimited texting with anyone &#8212; whether they are using textPlus or [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong><u>Los Angeles, Calif. (August 9, 2011)</u></strong> – GOGII, makers of textPlus, today announced users in Canada can have their very own free phone number to support fast, free and unlimited texting with anyone &#8212; whether they are using textPlus or not. textPlus is the worldwide leader in mobile social messaging, available on Android and iOS devices and reaching over 50 million users in 193 countries/territories. To date, there have been 60 million messages sent per day and almost 14 billion overall messages sent in the textPlus network.</p>
<p>Now, textPlus users with an iPhone, iPad and/or iPod touch device can text their friends within Canada and over the border in the US at no cost. iPhone users can use their textPlus phone number as a free, dedicated texting line. Users on iPod touch and iPad connected devices just need a WiFi connection to use textPlus to reach any other SMS-enabled phone.</p>
<p>In addition to free texting, users can also participate in textPlus communities &#8212; public and private chatrooms where users can talk about anything from Justin Bieber to the local sports team. textPlus users can search within the app to find these communities and discover new people, places and things. Millions of messages have been exchanged every day in textPlus communities.</p>
<p>“Our friends in Canada &#8211; where we have a large, active user base &#8211; are very important to us. So when they say ‘our #1 request is to have a free phone number’ we definitely listened,” said Scott Lahman, CEO of GOGII. “With a dedicated phone number, Canadians are now able to text anyone for free in both Canada and the US. And the best part is that friends not using the app can text back at standard message rates, even if they&#8217;re across the border in the US.”</p>
<p>textPlus has partnered with Iristel, a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) operator licensed by the Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), to acquire the real phone numbers that will be provided to Canadian textPlus users. Iristel’s coverage areas in Canada include cities in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Quebec.</p>
<p>&#8220;Iristel is committed to bring the most advanced and affordable communications solutions to Canadians across the country, so we are thrilled to partner with textPlus and help them deliver on the needs of their Canadian customers,&#8221; said Samer Bishay, Iristel CEO and founder. “Iristel’s expansive Canadian local coverage makes our partnership a natural, organic fit since our ultimate goal is to reach out to as many Canadians as possible with the most versatile technologies.”</p>
<p>Phone numbers are available today in the latest version of textPlus, which can be downloaded for free in the Canadian iTunes App Store: <a href="http://tpca.cpi.textpl.us/s/t">http://tpca.cpi.textpl.us/s/t</a></p>
<p><strong><u>About GOGII</u></strong><br />
GOGII (go-jee) is a mobile communications technology company and makers of textPlus, the leading free mobile social messaging app. The company was founded in 2007 by the founders of leading entertainment publisher JAMDAT Mobile, acquired by Electronic Arts in 2006. GOGII is headquartered in Los Angeles and backed by leading venture capital firms Matrix Partners, GRP Partners, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield &#038; Byers’ iFund.  For more information, visit <a href="http://www.gogii.com">www.gogii.com</a>.</p>
<p><strong><u>About textPlus</u></strong><br />
textPlus is the leading mobile social messaging destination and the #36 all-time free app in the iTunes App Store. textPlus provides free one-to-one and group texting, both providing and replacing texting services for millions of people worldwide. Additionally, textPlus uniquely offers communities, social search and the ability to discover new people, places and things. Anyone can use textPlus, and the app is currently available on iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Android phones and tablets. For more information, visit: <a href="http://www.textplus.com">www.textplus.com</a>.</p>
<p><strong><u>About Iristel Inc.</u></strong><br />
Established in 1999, Iristel is a leading global provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services with its headquarters in Toronto, Canada. The company was granted a carrier license by the Canadian Radio-Television Commission (CRTC) in 2000 and today it is a national VoIP service provider with the CRTC’s Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) designation in Canada. In addition, Iristel offers the broadest portfolio of IP services in Canada, including hosted IP PBX (private branch exchange), virtual faxing, virtual roaming, and global IP trunking products and services. Its expertise includes PBX and VPN (virtual private network) installations for enterprises with multiple locations. Iristel has also deployed multiple, redundant switching facilities and Points of Presence (PoPs) nationally resulting in the delivery of stable telecom business solutions to its customers. More information about Iristel can be found at: <a href="http://www.iristel.ca">http://www.Iristel.ca</a>.</p>
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		<title>Iristel and Yealink Complete Successful Interoperability Tests</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Partnership Offers Canadian SMBs Fully Integrated HD VoIP Solution TORONTO and XIAMEN, China &#8211; June 16 , 2011 &#8211; Iristel Inc., a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) operator licensed by the Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), and Yealink, a leading designer and manufacturer of IP Voice and Video Phones, today announced that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>New Partnership Offers Canadian SMBs Fully Integrated HD VoIP Solution</i></p>
<p><strong>TORONTO and XIAMEN, China &#8211; June 16 , 2011</strong> &#8211; Iristel Inc., a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) operator licensed by the Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), and Yealink, a leading designer and manufacturer of IP Voice and Video Phones, today announced that rigorous interoperability tests have been completed to ensure compatibility between Iristel&#8217;s SIP (Session Internet Protocol) Trunking service and Yealink IP (Internet Protocol) Phones. Iristel&#8217;s small to midsize business (SMB) customers can now benefit from a fully integrated, cost-effective telephony solution that features high definition (HD) audio capabilities. </p>
<p>&#8220;We are broadening our portfolio of industry leading VoIP solutions with the addition of Yealink&#8217;s innovative HD IP phones,&#8221; says Samer Bishay, Iristel CEO. &#8220;At Iristel we are committed to empowering Canadian SMBs with the latest in VoIP technologies, and by partnering with industry leaders like Yealink we are able to deliver big business capabilities to them.&#8221;</p>
<p>Iristel&#8217;s SIP Trunking service enables customers of all sizes to converge local, long distance and private voice traffic on a single IP backbone and reduce network costs. In 2007, the company was the first to launch a HD VoIP service in Canada.</p>
<p>“We are very pleased with the interoperability of our award-winning products and Iristel&#8217;s sophisticated VoIP network. The combination of their reliable and flexible service and our Enterprise HD IP Phone delivers excellent value to small and medium-sized businesses, and provides the most innovative VoIP technologies to address their specific needs,” says Stone Lu, Vice President of Yealink.</p>
<p>Yealink SIP-T2x series enterprise HD IP Phones, including SIP-T28P/SIP-T26P/SIP-T22P/SIP-T20P, work seamlessly with Iristel&#8217;s SIP trunking service. Yealink award-winning IP Phone series is equipped with TI chipset to ensure a better quality and high definition voice, and also embeds rich features including auto-provision, PoE, IPv6 and various value-added functions. Yealink IP Phone series benefits customers from its high quality, easy deployment, broad interoperability and attractive pricing.</p>
<p>For more information about Iristel and Yealink&#8217;s solutions, visit company representatives at CommunicAsia2011 at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore from June 21 to 24. Iristel&#8217;s booth number is BH2-05 and Yealink&#8217;s is BS2-01.</p>
<p><strong>About Iristel</strong></p>
<p>Established in 1999, Iristel is a leading global provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services with its headquarters in Toronto, Canada.  The company was granted a carrier license by the Canadian Radio-Television Commission (CRTC) in 2000 and today it is a national VoIP service provider with the CRTC&#8217;s Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) designation in Canada. In addition, Iristel offers the broadest portfolio of IP services in Canada, including hosted IP PBX (private branch exchange), virtual faxing, virtual roaming, and global IP trunking products and services. Its expertise includes PBX and VPN (virtual private network) installations for enterprises with multiple locations. Iristel has also deployed multiple, redundant switching facilities and Points of Presence (PoPs) nationally resulting in the delivery of stable telecom business solutions to its customers.  More information about Iristel can be found at: http://www.iristel.ca.</p>
<p><strong>About Yealink</strong></p>
<p>Founded in 2001, Yealink is the professional designer and manufacturer of IP Phone and IP Video Phone for the world-wide broadband telephony market. Yealink has been ten years focusing on VoIP products characterized by high cost-performance, easy deployment and affordable price. Yealink benefits customers from flexibility and broad interoperability with the major IP-PBX, softswitch and IMS in the market. Chosen by famous carriers, enterprises and clients from over 80 countries, Yealink provides SMB and diversified customers from all over the world a best choice to extend their value of network communication. See more information on www.yealink.com.</p>
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		<title>Grandstream’s GXV3175 and GXP21xx/GXP14xx series now available on Iristel’s hosted IP-PBX</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Converged solution to enhance user experience and deliver a truly multimedia experience from anywhere in the world TORONTO, CANADA and BROOKLINE, MA. USA (June 14, 2011) – Grandstream Networks, the leading manufacturer of IP voice/video telephony and video surveillance solutions, and Iristel Inc., a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) operator licensed by the Canadian Radio [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>TORONTO, CANADA and BROOKLINE, MA. USA (June 14, 2011)</strong> – Grandstream Networks, the leading manufacturer of IP voice/video telephony and video surveillance solutions, and Iristel Inc., a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) operator licensed by the Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), today announced that Grandstream’s GXV3175 IP Multimedia Phone and the GXP21xx/GXP14xx series of Enterprise IP Phones are now available as part of Iristel’s hosted IP-PBX (private branch exchange) solutions. Grandstream&#8217;s award-winning products, combined with Iristel&#8217;s sophisticated VoIP network, enable consumers and small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) to quickly benefit from the costs savings and efficiencies offered by IP services.</p>
<p>Iristel will offer Grandstream’s award-winning GXV3175 IP multimedia phone with real-time video calling capability and instant access to Web, social networking and multimedia applications to both residential and business customers. The converged solution offers a feature-rich, sophisticated CPE (customer premises equipment) device that delivers face-to-face or three-way video calling out-of-the-box from anywhere in the world using Iristel&#8217;s reliable and stable VoIP network. Iristel will also support Grandstream’s award-winning line of GXP21xx/GXP14xx Enterprise HD IP Phones.</p>
<p>“We are excited to continue our partnership with Iristel as we expand our presence in Canada by providing robust voice and video communication solutions to their customers,” said David Li, CEO of Grandstream. </p>
<p>The GXV3175 represents the future in personal IP multimedia communication. Stunning video quality, intriguing user interface with delightful details, rich Web applications embodied in a sleek tablet-like design, distinguished this product as the ultimate desktop multimedia phone. The GXV3175 sports a large 7&#8243; touch screen color LCD, a tiltable mega pixel CMOS camera with razor sharp clarity, dual network ports with integrated PoE, integrated WiFi, comprehensive auxiliary ports, and support for advanced video compression standard H.264/H.263/H.263+. The GXV3175 also features state-of-the-art real time video conference, personalized rich media presentation and delivery, popular Web and social networking applications, and advanced business productivity tools. </p>
<p>&#8220;Iristel is committed to offering Canadian customers from coast to coast, the latest in VoIP technologies,&#8221; said Samer Bishay, Iristel CEO. &#8220;The advanced functionality of Grandstream&#8217;s GXV3175 and GXP21xx/GXP14xx series of enterprise HD IP phones, backed by the reliability and global coverage of the Iristel network, provide exciting options for Canadian businesses to cut their communications costs while increasing productivity.&#8221;</p>
<p>The GXP21xx/GXP14xx series of Enterprise HD IP Phones features the 6-line GXP2120, the 4-line GXP2110 and GXP2100, as well as the 2-line GXP1450. The series offers rich telephony features, HD audio quality, multi-line indicators, integrated PoE, superior hands-free HD speakerphone, and is an ideal fit for SMBs and enterprises. The GXP21xx/GXP14xx series also features a full duplex speakerphone, multi-language, XML screen, and personalized web apps.  </p>
<p><strong>About Grandstream Networks</strong></p>
<p>Founded in 2002, Grandstream Networks is the leading manufacturer of IP voice/video telephony and video surveillance solutions. Grandstream serves the small-to-medium business and consumer markets with innovative products that lower communication costs, increase security protection, and enhance productivity. Our open standard SIP-based products offer broad interoperability in the industry, unrivaled features, flexibility, and price-performance competitiveness. Visit http://www.grandstream.com for more information.</p>
<p><strong>About Iristel, Inc</strong></p>
<p>Established in 1999, Iristel is a leading global provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services with its headquarters in Toronto, Canada. The company was granted a carrier license by the Canadian Radio-Television Commission (CRTC) in 2000 and is a national VoIP service provider with the CRTC&#8217;s Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) designation in Canada. In addition, Iristel offers the broadest portfolio of IP services in Canada, including hosted IP PBX (private branch exchange), virtual faxing, virtual roaming, and global IP trunking products and services. Its expertise includes PBX and VPN (virtual private network) installations for enterprises with multiple locations. Iristel has also deployed multiple, redundant switching facilities and Points of Presence (PoPs) nationally resulting in the delivery of stable telecom business solutions to its customers. Visit http://www.iristel.ca for more information. </p>
<p><strong>CONTACT</strong></p>
<p><u>GRANDSTREAM</u><br />
Lorena Leonard<br />
Marketing Communications Manager<br />
marketing@grandstream.com<br />
617-566-9300 </p>
<p><u>IRISTEL</u><br />
Lizanne McReelis<br />
Echo Communications<br />
lizanne@echo-communications.com<br />
+1 647-438-5414 </p>
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